President Donald Trump is planning to invoke wartime authority in the coming days to rapidly accelerate the deportation of immigrants, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Donald Trump is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime law granting the president authority to detain or deport nationals of an enemy country, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told ABC News.

President Donald Trump commented Thursday on Russian President Vladimir Putin appearing open to a proposal for a ceasefire leading to peace in Ukraine: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We would like to see a ceasefire from Russia,

Russia President Vladimir Putin agreed in principle on Thursday with the US proposal for a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine. President Donald Trump prepared to host NATO secretary general Mark Rutte amid deep concerns by members of the 32-member transatlantic military alliance that Trump’s apparent pivot toward Russia makes him untrustworthy.

US President Donald Trump warned that failure to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine would be “bad news for this world,” but remained optimistic about a deal. He confirmed ongoing peace talks with both Russia and Ukraine,

By Steve Holland, Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday to spare Ukrainian troops being pushed back out of Russia's Kursk region and said there was a "very good chance" the war could end.